Steller's Jay

Steller's Jay in lodgepole pine tree.

NPS Photo / Rachel Ames

Size: 8.5-13.5”
Description: Dark overall with a black head and crest, gray shoulders, blue checkered wings, a lighter blue body, long blue and black tail, and small white streaks above the eyes and on the forehead.
Migratory Status: Year-round residents of Rocky Mountain National Park.
Habitat: Live in ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir and other coniferous forests to 12,000 feet in summer and 9,000 feet in winter.
Diet: Eat a variety of nuts, seeds, insects and small animals.

 

• Steller's Jay (call)

  
  

  Steller's Jay call recorded at Hollowell Park in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Steller's Jay (call)

  
  

  Steller's Jay call recorded at Hollowell Park in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Steller's Jay (song)

  
  

  Steller's Jay song recorded at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Steller's Jay (call)

  
  

  Steller's Jay call recorded on the Green Mountain Trail in Rocky Mountain National Park.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Steller's Jay (call)

  
  

  Steller's Jay call recorded in Hollowell Park in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Ruby-crowned Kinglet can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Steller's Jay (call)

  
  

  Steller's Jay call from two birds recorded in the Twin Owls area of Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that an American Robin, Clark's Nutcracker, Broad-tailed Hummingbird and Violet-green Swallow can also be heard in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020

 

• Steller's Jay (song)

  
  

  Steller's Jay song recorded at the Alluvial Fan in Rocky Mountain National Park. Note that a Broad-tailed Hummingbird can also be heard calling in the recording.

  Credit / Author:

  J. Job

  Date created:

  10/14/2020